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MDLIAN 5693
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YOUR TELNO 40 TO FCO: TALKS ON BOAT PEOPLE: PUBLICITY.
WE ARE CONTENT TO MEET VIETNAMESE WISHES ABOUT PUBLICITY ON ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE. A FEW WORDS ON OUR ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT WOULD PROBABLY HELP TO SOOTHE MEDIA SENSIBILITIES.
2. WE SHALL ANYWAY BE SPEAKING TO THE PRESS ON DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG AND ALSO ON OUR RETURN, AND WILL NO DOUBT BE CONTACTED FURTHER DURING THE COURSE OF THE TALKS.
3. AS REGARDS YOUR PARAGRAPH 2, THE HONG KONG MEMBERS OF THE TEAM ARE, AS YOU KNOW, HOPING TO LEAVE HANOI ON 5 AUGUST: BUT IF SEATS CANNOT BE OBTAINED ON THAT DAY AND WE HAVE TO STAY TILL 8 AUGUST WE SHOULD BE DELIGHTED TO ATTEND THE COCKTAIL PARTY ALSO.
4. AS A SEPARATE MATTER COULD YOU PLEASE ADVISE US HOW WE SHOULD PAY FOR OUR STAY AT THE GUEST HOUSE? ONE POSSIBILITY MIGHT BE FOR THE EMBASSY TO PROVIDE US WITH DONG TO PAY OUR BILLS AND SUBSEQUENTLY CHARGE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE FCO.
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